Mbatha-Raw stars as Claudia, an up and coming lawyer who’s tasked with challenging an intriguing inheritance claim.
A local Bristolian called Cudjoe East (Sheldon Shepherd) has filed the claim against one Oliver Connaught (Jonny Lee-Miller), contesting the white aristocrat’s sizeable estate.
I feel like there’s a part of me in every role,” Gugu Mbatha-Raw told the RTS during a wide-ranging Q&A session with the radio and TV presenter Edith Bowman.
Radio and TV presenter Edith Bowman speaks to Gugu Mbatha-Raw about her career to date, having recently starred in BBC One's The Girl Before, Apple TV's The Morning Show and Marvel's Loki.
The cast includes Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki), David Oyelowo (Selma), Jessica Plummer (EastEnders) and Ben Hardy (X-Men: Apocalypse).
Adapted from JP Delaney’s novel of the same name, the four-part series has also been written and executive produced by Delaney.
The series tells the story of Jane (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a young woman who gets the opportunity to move into a beautiful, one-of-a-kind minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect (David Oyelowo).
Delaney has written, created and executive produced the series, led by Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show) and David Oyelowo (Selma).
Mbatha-Raw stars as Jane, a young woman who is afforded the opportunity to move into a spectacular, ultra-minimalist house designed by a mysterious architect, played by Oyelowo.
In order to live there, however, she must abide by the architect’s list of onerous rules. With the house beginning to take an unnerving hold over Jane, she makes the disturbing discovery that the previous occupant, Emma, died in the house.
